Nontraditional and Traditional Litigation Nontraditional and Traditional Litigation Many forms of traditional litigation exist in the legal system; the forms exist in the context of suit, answer, discovery, trial, or jury. Additionally, a variety types of exist in the nontraditional or Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) aspect of the legal system, the forms exist in the context of as mediation, arbitration, conciliation, mini-trial, and negotiation. The following will provide a comparison
Traditional and Nontraditional Litigation System - Option I Today's society is very familiar with the process of litigation and all its ramifications. According to Cheeseman, "the process of bringing, maintaining, and defending a lawsuit is called litigation" (2010). Litigation can be defined as the process of taking a case though court. The process is a time-consuming, expensive and challenging procedure that must comply by a predetermined set of rules. It is a process that is emotionally
In this paper the focus will be to compare and contrast the traditional litigation system (such as suit, answer, discovery, trial, or jury) with the nontraditional forms of ADR , discuss some of the risks that businesses and other organizations encounter when dealing with traditional litigation as well as where might ADR be a more appropriate measure in order for business managers to reduce those risks. According to (Cheeseman, 2010), “The bringing, maintaining, and defense of a lawsuit are generally
Litigation, Negotiation, Mediation, Conciliation, and Arbitration Litigation By definition litigation is the process of bringing, maintaining, and defending a lawsuit in a Court of Law (Cheeseman, 2010). Litigation is a formal process requiring one party to initiate litigation by filing pleadings with the court. The pleadings include the complaint, answer, any cross-complaint, and reply (Cheeseman, 2010). The discovery process occurs pretrial and includes depositions, interrogatories, production
giving a brief definition of traditional litigation and nontraditional forms of ADR so that you will have a better understanding of the two. By giving you the definitions, you will be able to distinguish the two and better understand which of the two will fit your needs better, if ever needed. “Society is familiar with litigation and its ramifications. One hires an attorney and files a lawsuit requiring the other to hire an attorney and defend the lawsuit. Litigation is expensive, time consuming
Traditional and Nontraditional Litigation Sammie R. Sanders LAW/531 Monica Cosentino-Benedict September 17, 2012 Traditional and Nontraditional Litigation Over the years, businesses and individuals have the opportunity to use a traditional or nontraditional litigation to help solve issues. Traditional litigation is two or more parties who involve the court system to help resolve disputes; whereas, nontraditional litigation is using alternative dispute resolutions other than the court system
Nontraditional and Traditional Litigation LAW/531 Abstract This paper compares and contrasts the traditional litigation system in the United States with nontraditional forms of alternate dispute resolution. Nontraditional and Traditional Litigation A traditional civil procedure in the United States begins with a plaintiff, the party who claims to have incurred a loss, filing a lawsuit, which is a civil action brought in a court of law, against a defendant, who is the required to answer
Traditional and Nontraditional Litigation LAW/531 Business Law Traditional and Nontraditional Litigation Litigation in the United States has become very sophisticated since its foundation. Because of laws in the United States that ensure certain rights such as freedom, due process, and the right to trial, litigation is quite complicated. This is an evolution over time to ensure that legal proceedings are conducted with impartiality and fairness and most of all, affords the accused every
Legal Forms of Business Paper Robert Frank LAW/531 December 24, 2012 Carol Parker For entrepreneurs starting a new business many options are available for forming a new organization. New business owners must first look at the liability and must make a risk assessment for issues the new business will encounter. Entrepreneurs need to review their personal assets that have been invested in the company and how these assets are protected from legal issues that arise in the future and how these
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